8th US History - Ch 19a (pg 361-369)

Question 1

Who wrote the novel “The Grapes of Wrath”?

Answer 1

John Steinbeck

Question 2

When Congress proposed a bill for government relief, private contributions to the American Red Cross (increased or decreased).

Answer 2

Decreased

Question 3

During the Depression, what were the men who abandoned their families and rode freight trains from town to town called?

Answer 3

Hobos

Question 4

What day is remembered as Black Tuesday?

Answer 4

October 29, 1929

Question 5

Who was called the “Great Humanitarian” for his relief work after World War I?

Answer 5

Herbert Hoover

Question 6

Who provided relief for the poor before the government stepped in with its welfare programs?

Answer 6

Families, churches, and local charities

Question 7

Name the First Lady who became a U.S. delegate to the United Nations.

Answer 7

Eleanor Roosevelt

Question 8

Who was known for his “fireside chats” over the radio?

Answer 8

Franklin Roosevelt

Question 9

What name did FDR give to his economic recovery program?

Answer 9

the New Deal

Question 10

Which part of the country experienced the drought known as the Dust Bowl?

Answer 10

The Great Plains

Question 11

Who coordinated food relief in Europe?

Answer 11

Herbert Hoover

Question 12

Who wrote a monumental biography of Abraham Lincoln and was a famous poet?

Answer 12

Carl Sandburg

Question 13

What was the name given to October 29, 1929?

Answer 13

Black Tuesday

Question 14

What is speculation?

Answer 14

Risky investments for the chance of quick profit.

Question 15

Who began the “New Deal”?

Answer 15

Franklin Roosevelt

Question 16

What famous book, written by John Steinbeck, portrayed a slanted view of the Depression.

Answer 16

“The Grapes of Wrath”

Question 17

Which amendment repealed Prohibition?

Answer 17

21st Amendment

Question 18

What is the New Deal program created to control flooding, conserve soil, and bring hydroelectric power to the mid-South?

Answer 18

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Question 19

Who was the President who believed that families, churches, private charities, and neighbors should look after the needs of the unemployed during the Depression?

Answer 19

Herbert Hoover

Question 20

Give three reasons for the severity of the Great Depression.

Answer 20

1. The desire of a few to get rich quick.
2. The widespread practice of buying goods on credit.
3. Government interference in the free market economy.